US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin (archive)

MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold a meeting, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

"The meeting between Kerry and Putin will really be held," the Kremlin representative said. "The secretary of state and minister (Sergei Lavrov) will inform the president about their contacts. They will most likely touch upon a wide range of issues during the conversation with the president," Peskov said.

According to Peskov, the Syrian and Ukrainian issues still top the agenda.

However, speaking of the expectations from the coming talks, the presidential press secretary advised reporters to turn for comment to the Russian Foreign Ministry at the level of which the main negotiations will be held.